Driver in Collision Had Been Shot
A 22-year-old man who died Saturday after his car collided head-on with another vehicle in Inglewood had been shot once in the back before the accident, authorities said.
Inglewood police said that Manuel Victor Ruvalcaba of Inglewood died early Saturday at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital after the traffic accident in the 900 block of East Hyde Park Boulevard.
Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday, the car driven by Ruvalcaba swerved into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle, said Police Lt. John Frazier. Ruvalcaba, suffering from cardiac arrest, was taken to Daniel Freeman, where doctors discovered the bullet in his back. He was pronounced dead there at 12:10 a.m, Frazier said.
“We don’t know where (the) shooting took place, or when, nor do we have any knowledge of the motive,” Frazier said.
The driver of the other car involved in the accident was also taken to Daniel Freeman, then released after treatment for minor injuries.
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